CompTIA Security+ Training Kit (Exam SY0-301)

Ace your preparation for the skills measured by CompTIA Security+ Exam SY0-301. Work at your own pace through a series of lessons and reviews that fully cover each exam objective. Then, reinforce what you’ve learned by applying your knowledge to real-world case scenarios and practice exercises. This guide is designed to help make the most of your study time.

Maximize your performance on the exam by demonstrating your mastery of:

• Network Security
• Compliance and operational security
• Threats and vulnerabilities
• Application, data, and host security
• Access control and identity management
• Cryptography

PRACTICE TESTS

Assess your skills with practice tests on CD. You can work through hundreds of questions using multiple testing modes to meet your specific learning needs. You get detailed explanations for right and wrong answers—including a customized learning path that describes how and where to focus your studies.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Risk management and incident response
Chapter 2. Network security technologies
Chapter 3. Secure network design and management
Chapter 4. Operational and environmental security
Chapter 5. Threats and attacks
Chapter 6. Monitoring, detection, and defense
Chapter 7. Vulnerability assessment and management
Chapter 8. The importance of application security
Chapter 9. Establishing host security
Chapter 10. Understanding data security
Chapter 11. Identity and access control
Chapter 12. Cryptography